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"The use of the term 'gender-neutral physical standards' raises questions depending on how it is defined," David Burrelli, a military-manpower specialist, said in the report. "A plain reading of the term suggests that men and women would be required to meet the same physical standards in order to be similarly assigned. However, in the past, the services have used this and similar terms to suggest that men and women must exert the same amount of energy in a particular task, regardless of the work that is actually accomplished by either."